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  1. Nutritional factors including vitamin D, magnesium, and fat are known to affect bone mineral accrual. This study aimed to evaluate associations between dietary nutrient intakes (both macronutrients and micronu...

    Authors: Guo-Hau Gou, Feng-Jen Tseng, Sheng-Hao Wang, Pao-Ju Chen, Jia-Fwu Shyu and Ru-Yu Pan
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:520
  2. Although the delivery of appropriate healthcare is an important goal, the definition of what constitutes appropriate care is not always agreed upon. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method is one of the most well...

    Authors: Patricia M. Herman, Margaret D. Whitley, Gery W. Ryan, Eric L. Hurwitz and Ian D. Coulter
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:519
  3. Pain neuroscience education (PNE) has been shown to reduce pain or psychological symptoms in patients with chronic pain and preoperative knee osteoarthritis; however, the evidence of its effectiveness in hospi...

    Authors: Naoki Deguchi, Yoshiyuki Hirakawa, Shota Izawa, Kazuhito Yokoyama, Keito Muraki, Ryouiti Oshibuti and Yasuki Higaki
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:516
  4. Quantification of vertebral bone marrow (VBM) water–fat composition has been proposed as advanced imaging biomarker for osteoporosis. Estrogen deficiency is the primary reason for trabecular bone loss in postm...

    Authors: Michael Dieckmeyer, Stefan Ruschke, Alexander Rohrmeier, Jan Syväri, Ingo Einspieler, Vanadin Seifert-Klauss, Monika Schmidmayr, Stephan Metz, Jan S. Kirschke, Ernst J. Rummeny, Claus Zimmer, Dimitrios C. Karampinos and Thomas Baum
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:515
  5. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is prevalent and often associated with meniscal tear. Physical therapy (PT) and exercise regimens are often used to treat OA or meniscal tear, but, to date, few programs have been desi...

    Authors: Clare E. Safran-Norton, James K. Sullivan, James J. Irrgang, Hannah M. Kerman, Kim L. Bennell, Gary Calabrese, Leigh Dechaves, Brian Deluca, Alexandra B. Gil, Madhuri Kale, Brittney Luc-Harkey, Faith Selzer, Derek Sople, Peter Tonsoline, Elena Losina and Jeffrey N. Katz
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:514
  6. Limb length discrepancy (LLD) is one of the main cause of dissatisfaction after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The teardrop-lesser trochanter method can accurately predict and analyze LLD for healthy people. Ho...

    Authors: Renwen Guo, Jerry Yongqiang Chen, Guoqiang Zhang, Yonggang Zhou, Jiying Chen and Wei Chai
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:513
  7. Meniscus injury and meniscectomy both entail increased risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Thigh muscle weakness is a suggested mediator of OA but there is little evidence of its importance for knee OA developme...

    Authors: Ylva B. Ericsson, Ewa M. Roos, Henrik Owman and Leif E. Dahlberg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:512
  8. Proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) are the third most commonly occurring fractures in elderly patients. Most of these fractures can be treated with conservative methods, but the optimal surgical treatment strat...

    Authors: Xueliang Cui, Hui Chen, Binbin Ma, Wenbin Fan and He Li
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:511
  9. The Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) is a 14-item patient-reported questionnaire that measures attitudes and beliefs about the consequences of back pain. The BBQ has recently been translated into Norwegian, bu...

    Authors: Alexander Tingulstad, Rikke Munk, Margreth Grotle, Ørjan Vigdal, Kjersti Storheim and Birgitta Langhammer
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:510
  10. Lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) is a common, debilitating and often treatment-resistant condition. Two treatments thought to address the pathology of lateral epicondylalgia are hypertonic glucose plus li...

    Authors: Michael Yelland, David Rabago, Michael Ryan, Shu-Kay Ng, Dinusha Vithanachchi, Nagarajan Manickaraj and Leanne Bisset
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:509
  11. Hallux valgus(HV) with an increased distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA) is one of the most common foot deformities among adults. Double metatarsal osteotomy (DMO) is effective in treating severe HV deform...

    Authors: Xinwen Wang, Qian Wen, Yi Li, Cheng Liu, Kai Zhao, Hongmou Zhao and Xiaojun Liang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:508
  12. The video Animated Activity Questionnaire (AAQ) was developed to assess the impact of lower limb osteoarthritis (OA) on daily functional activities. The objective of the study was to compare the video and the ...

    Authors: L. Dubouis, W. Ngueyon-Sime, W. Peter, A. Vallata, J. Epstein, A-C. Rat, N. Agrinier, C. B. Terwee and F. Guillemin
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:507
  13. To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of technology-assisted rehabilitation following total hip/knee replacement (THR/TKR).

    Authors: Xia Wang, David J. Hunter, Giovana Vesentini, Daniel Pozzobon and Manuela L. Ferreira
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:506
  14. Chronic musculoskeletal pain affects more than 20% of the population, and the prevalence is increasing, causing suffering, loss of quality of life, disability, and an enormous expenditure on healthcare resourc...

    Authors: Miguel A. Galán-Martín, Federico Montero-Cuadrado, Enrique Lluch-Girbes, M. Carmen Coca-López, Agustín Mayo-Iscar and Antonio Cuesta-Vargas
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:505
  15. To compare the clinical outcomes between the use of a distal clavicular locking plate alone and the combined use of a plate and a coracoclavicular suture anchor in the treatment of Neer IIb distal clavicle fra...

    Authors: Hua Xu, Wen Jun Chen, Xiao Cheng Zhi and Shi Chang Chen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:503
  16. Ankle syndesmosis injuries are common and range in severity from subclinical to grossly unstable. Definitive diagnosis of these injuries can be made with plain film radiographs, but are often missed when sever...

    Authors: Cara L. Fisher, Tebyan Rabbani, Katelyn Johnson, Rustin Reeves and Addison Wood
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:502
  17. Charcot neuroarthropathy is a systemic disease that generates pathological changes in the musculoskeletal system, causing instability, dislocations, and deformities. Charcot neuroarthropathy of the knee, due t...

    Authors: Qian-Hao Yang, Peichun Hsu, You-Shui Gao and Chang-Qing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:501
  18. The treatment for unstable intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly has always been a controversial issue. The aim in this study was to compare the curative effects of proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PF...

    Authors: Shenghu Zhou, Jun Liu, Ping Zhen, Weiwei Shen, Yanfeng Chang, Haoqiang Zhang, Qingsheng Zhu and Xusheng Li
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:500
  19. Recently, various studies have reported the importance of distinguishing between balanced and unbalanced SL, sustaining the importance of SL reduction in unbalanced cases. In this study we present our experien...

    Authors: Konstantinos Martikos, Tiziana Greggi and Cesare Faldini
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:499
  20. Advanced practice physiotherapists (APP) have helped improve accessibility to orthopaedic outpatient care. Several studies have validated the APP practice model in orthopaedic care, demonstrating high agreemen...

    Authors: David Yin, François Cabana, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Sonia Bédard and Michel Tousignant
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:498
  21. The optimal anchor density in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery to achieve good curve correction remains unclear. The purpose of the study is to analyze the correlations between three-dimensional c...

    Authors: Yu-Cheng Yeh, Chi-Chien Niu, Lih-Huei Chen, Wen-Jer Chen and Po-Liang Lai
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:497
  22. Several risk factors for adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD) have been identified in literature. To this date, little attention has been paid to the lateral ligament complex and its influence on AAFD, alt...

    Authors: Stephan H. Wirth, Arnd F. Viehöfer, Sarvpreet Singh, Stefan M. Zimmermann, Tobias Götschi, Dominic Rigling and Lukas Jud
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:496
  23. Hip dysplasia is common among children with cerebral palsy (CP), particularly in spastic CP. It can result in pain, reduced function and quality of life. However, the burden of hip dysplasia among children wit...

    Authors: Tasneem Karim, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Prue Golland, Aynul Islam Khan, Iqbal Hossain, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Nadia Badawi, Mohammad Muhit and Gulam Khandaker
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:494
  24. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent form of chronic joint disease associated with functional restrictions and pain. Activity limitations negatively impact social connectedness and psychological well-being...

    Authors: Marianna Vitaloni, Angie Botto-van Bemden, Rosa Maya Sciortino Contreras, Deborah Scotton, Marco Bibas, Maritza Quintero, Jordi Monfort, Xavier Carné, Francisco de Abajo, Elizabeth Oswald, Maria R. Cabot, Marco Matucci, Patrick du Souich, Ingrid Möller, Guy Eakin and Josep Verges
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:493
  25. Return to sport (RTS) criteria are widely being used to identify anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed (ACLR) athletes ready to return to sportive activity and reduce risk of ACL re-injury. However, studies...

    Authors: Sadegh Norouzi, Fateme Esfandiarpour, Sina Mehdizadeh, Nasim Kiani Yousefzadeh and Mohamad Parnianpour
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:492
  26. Exercise therapy is recommended for knee osteoarthritis (OA), but the underlying mechanisms of pain relief are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of exercise on muscle p...

    Authors: Elisabeth Bandak, Mikael Boesen, Henning Bliddal, Robert G. C. Riis, Sabrina Mai Nielsen, Louise Klokker, Cecilie Bartholdy, Janus Damm Nybing and Marius Henriksen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:491
  27. The Eclipse® (Eclipse® is a trademark of Arthrex, Naples, Florida) stemless shoulder prosthesis offers the surgeon the advantage of bone stock preservation and at the same time avoids the drawbacks of a resurf...

    Authors: Mohamed Moursy, Milan Niks, Aditya S. Kadavkolan and Lars J. Lehmann
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:490
  28. There are inconsistencies in findings regarding the relationship of occupational loading with spinal degeneration or structural damage. Thus, a systematic review was conducted to determine the current state of...

    Authors: Luciana G. Macedo and Michele C. Battié
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:489
  29. Acupuncture therapy for chronic low back pain (CLBP) has received increasing attention. Nevertheless, the evidence of efficacy and safety of random controlled trials (RCTs) remains controversial. Acupuncture a...

    Authors: Xuqiang Wei, Baoyan Liu, Liyun He, Xingyue Yang, Jincao Zhou, Hong Zhao and Jia Liu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:488
  30. Multiple published studies quantitatively analysing the diagnostic value of MRI, MR arthrography (MRA) and CT arthrography (CTA) for labral lesions of the shoulder have had inconsistent results. The aim of thi...

    Authors: Fanxiao Liu, Xiangyun Cheng, Jinlei Dong, Dongsheng Zhou, Qian Sun, Xiaohui Bai and Dawei Wang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:487
  31. The global burden of chronic pain is growing with implications for both an ageing workforce and employers. Many obstacles are faced by people with chronic pain in finding employment and returning to work after...

    Authors: Mary Grant, Sophie Rees, Martin Underwood and Robert Froud
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:486
  32. In 2005, the German Association of Occupational Accident Insurance Funds (DGUV) defined radiological evaluation criteria for the assessment of degenerative occupational diseases of the lumbar spine. These incl...

    Authors: Benjamin Ulmar, Julia Wölfle-Roos, Tugrul Kocak and Alexander Brunner
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:485
  33. To determine the longitudinal construct validity of assessing hand OA progression on digital photographs over 7 years compared with progression determined from radiographs, clinical features and change in symp...

    Authors: Michelle Marshall, Helgi Jonsson, Gudrun P. Helgadottir, Elaine Nicholls, Helen Myers, Victoria Jansen and Danielle van der Windt
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:484
  34. Rates of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures in younger, more medically complex patients have dramatically increased over the last several decades. No study has examined categorization of lower and higher...

    Authors: Jesse C. Christensen, Andrew J. Kittelson, Brian J. Loyd, Michael A. Himawan, Charles A. Thigpen and Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:483
  35. Occult and missed surgical neck fractures can be found in patients diagnosed with isolated greater tuberosity (GT) fracture during the follow up period. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess ...

    Authors: Leo Shaw, Chih-Kai Hong, Fa-Chuan Kuan, Cheng-Li Lin, Ping-Hui Wang and Wei-Ren Su
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:482
  36. To perform medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO), surgeons expose the medial-proximal tibia by releasing or cutting the superficial layer of the medial collateral ligament (sMCL). Biomechanically, th...

    Authors: Dai Sato, Eiji Kondo, Koji Yabuuchi, Jun Onodera, Tomohiro Onodera, Tomonori Yagi, Keita Sakamoto, Akira Takasawa, Norimasa Iwasaki and Kazunori Yasuda
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:481
  37. The aim of this review was to synthesize the evidence on the potential relationship between psychosocial work factors from the Areas of Worklife (AW) model (workload, job control, social support, reward, fairn...

    Authors: Gabriele Buruck, Anne Tomaschek, Johannes Wendsche, Elke Ochsmann and Denise Dörfel
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:480
  38. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) which characterized by complex three-dimensional deformity of spine has been difficult to cure because of the unknown etiopathology and uncertainty of progression. Nowaday...

    Authors: Jiong Li, Longjie Wang, Guanteng Yang, Yunjia Wang, Chaofeng Guo, Shaohua Liu, Qile Gao and Hongqi Zhang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:479
  39. To assess the efficacy and safety of intravenous and subsequent long-term oral tranexamic acid (TXA) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) without a tourniquet.

    Authors: Hao-Yang Wang, Liu Wang, Ze-Yu Luo, Duan Wang, Xin Tang, Zong-Ke Zhou and Fu-Xing Pei
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:478
  40. Repair of full-thickness rotator cuff (RC) tears is routinely performed using suture anchors, which produce secure and effective soft tissue fixation to bone. The aim of this prospective study is to compare th...

    Authors: Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Petrillo, Mattia Loppini, Vincenzo Candela, Giacomo Rizzello, Nicola Maffulli and Vincenzo Denaro
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:477
  41. Research indicates reduced knee function and stability decades after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Assessment requires reliable functional tests that discriminate such outcomes from asymptomatic kne...

    Authors: Andrew Strong, Eva Tengman, Divya Srinivasan and Charlotte K. Häger
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:476
  42. The purpose of this study to compare glenohumeral joint motion during active shoulder axial rotation between subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) shoulders and asymptomatic shoulders using cine-magnetic reso...

    Authors: Tomonori Kenmoku, Keisuke Matsuki, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Masaru Sonoda, Takumi Ishida, Shuichi Sasaki, Yuji Tanaka, Mitsufumi Nakawaki, Naoshige Nagura, Ryo Tazawa, Yu Sasaki, Scott A. Banks and Masashi Takaso
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:475
  43. Iliopsoas abscess (IPA) is a rare clinical entity and is difficult to diagnose due to its insidious onset and nonspecific symptoms. The association between IPA and cardiovascular disorders (CVD) has been rarel...

    Authors: Sung-Yuan Hu, Ming-Shun Hsieh, Yao-Tien Chang, Chih-Che Huang, Che-An Tsai, Chung-Lin Tsai, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Chia-Hui Shen and Yan-Zin Chang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:474
  44. Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) has proven to improve the accuracy in several orthopedic procedures. Therefore we used this technique to evaluate femoral component positioning in Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty (...

    Authors: M. C. Koper, M. Reijman, E. M. van Es, J. H. Waarsing, H. W. J. Koot, S. B. Keizer, I. Jansen, F. C. van Biezen, J. A. N. Verhaar and P. K. Bos
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:473
  45. Although microendoscopic partial laminectomy for patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) has been reported and demonstrated good results, a detailed comparison of its mid-term surgical results wit...

    Authors: Yasushi Oshima, So Kato, Toru Doi, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, Yuki Taniguchi and Sakae Tanaka
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:471
  46. Literature indicates that adjacent-segment diseases after posterior lumbar interbody fusion with pedicle screw fixation accelerate degenerative changes at unfused adjacent segments due to the increased motion ...

    Authors: Fon-Yih Tsuang, Jui-Chang Tsai and Dar-Ming Lai
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:470

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